# Strains at Avalotis Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016021216` · 2/9/2016 · BELMONT, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Power washers
## Employer
- **Name:** Avalotis Corporation
- **Location:** First Energy Pleasants Power Station, BELMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, 26134
- **NAICS:** 221122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 9, 2016, at approximately 10:30 PM, an employee was pressure-washing the inside of a scrubber unit and felt a pain in his back. He was hospitalized overnight with a strained back.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*